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Lan, Yu-Ju – Language Learning & Technology, 2020
Virtual reality (VR) is not only attracting the attention of the information and computer technology (ICT) industry (Shirer & Torchia, 2017), especially in the production of consumer VR hardware, but also that of educators. One of the important features of VR is immersion, which enhances the situated experience of users. The sensation of being…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Electronic Learning, Computer Simulation
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Lan, Yu-Ju; Fang, Wei-Chieh; Hsiao, Indy Y. T.; Chen, Nian-Shing – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018
The current study aimed at investigating how different types of embodied learnings influence elementary school students' English as a foreign language (EFL) listening performance. Two kinds of embodied learnings: real and physical body versus the 3D avatar, were compared with non-embodied learning. 69 fifth graders from two elementary schools…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Grade 5
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Lan, Yu-Ju; Fang, Shin-Yi; Legault, Jennifer; Li, Ping – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2015
In an increasingly multilingual world, it is important to examine methods that may lead to more efficient second language learning, as well as to analyze the mechanisms by which successful learning occurs. The purpose of the current study was to investigate how different learning contexts can impact the learning of Mandarin Chinese as a second…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Mandarin Chinese, Vocabulary Development